Everyone knows Britney Spears, if you don't I'm not sure where you have been for the last 10 years.Britney Spears, the one we all want to hear more about.
We've all seen the headlines on the magazines, "She's too big, now she's too thin". We all tend to automatically go towards the one with Britney on it.
Why Britney Spears?
When you read an article about a bad incident that happened in someones life, it makes you feel better about your life. You think that you have got it bad when really someone else out there has it worse. This is called schadenfreude.
Is it fair to criticize Britney’s body? And how does it make today’s young teenagers feel?
No, it is not fair to criticize her body, she has had two children. So what if she gains weight, we all do. Her body before was putting out a bad influence on the people who look at her as a role model. Whatever Britney does her role models will follow. Teenage girls feel the need to stay skinny and not eat right because that's what the media is putting out there. If a celebrity weighs 120lbs and then gains 10lbs, they are considered "fat." If a teenager gains 10lbs they will loose 15 just to feel better about themselves.
"Someone needs to tell Ms. Spears to grow up. If she thinks she has the talent to sing adult themed songs for an adult audience, then she needs to go for it. However, feigning an extended immature adolescence in an effort to appeal to teenage, and younger, listeners is as seedy as it is disingenuous." [1]
If I was a celebrity and my every move was being watched, i would definitely fight back. Just like a lot of them are doing now. Who would want all that attention every minute of their life. Every person needs to have their own space, and the paparazzi is right in their bubble. There are pictures of celebrities just going out to get a coffee, does that really need to be publicized? Honestly you don't see an average person in a magazine out getting a coffee, but if a celebrity does it, the world needs to know. When the paparazzi park outside of a celebrities house all day and night, waiting for them to come out, is just too far. They aren't going to come out because they know paparazzi are out there. The paparazzi should be charged for stalking.The Britney Law is to give celebrities a "safety bubble." In the city of Los Angeles, officials are debating the implementation of a 20-yard “personal safety bubble”, to be created around celebrities that are “paparazzi targets.”[2]
I think the "Britney Law" is a law they should of thought of long ago. There is no need to be so obsessive over a celebrity. Like I said before everyone needs there own space, so the paparazzi should back off a bit and give them some room to breath, there only human.
Britney's 2008 MTV appearance gave everyone the sign that Britney was back to her normal self. Everyone had thought that she had made a change for the better and that she was going to be once again successful. My thoughts on this are that yea she may have looked better then she had a little while before, but make-up and clothes cant hide problems. She may have looked well put together but on the inside she was still a mess.
I really hope that the "Britney Law" becomes official because this is getting out of control, someone is going to get hurt one day. That will be the day they think over what they should have done to prevent this.
Britney Spears performs at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas, September 9, 2007. Online Image. February 18, 2009
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[1]Kelly Boggs. OPINION: New Britney Spears Song Indecent and Outrageous. January 31,2009. February 19,2009
<http://www.opposingviews.com/articles/opinion-new-britney-spears-song-indecent-and-outrageous>
[2] ‘Britney law’ to give celebrities a safety bubble. February 10, 2008. February 21,2009.
<http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3341791.ece>
